National Retail Federation Recognizes ‘Heroes of Main Street’

As part of National Small Business Week, the National Retail Federation today recognized a bipartisan group of 258 members of Congress as “Heroes of Main Street” for their support of small business and the U.S. retail industry, the nation’s largest private sectoremployer.

“NRF salutes our retail advocates in Congress for their dedication and proven commitment to public policies that support prosperity on Main Street”

“NRF salutes our retail advocates in Congress for their dedication and proven commitment to public policies that support prosperity on Main Street,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Retailers are the heart and soul of our communities, and we are pleased to acknowledge lawmakers who have consistently supported a pro-economic growth policy agenda to ensure a thriving Main Street and a healthy and vibrant retailsector.”

This year’s recipients were recognized for their consistent support of the retail industry’s top public policy priorities. Award eligibility was based on key votes, bill sponsorship and advocacy on a wide array of retail priorities including but not limited to patent reform, sales tax fairness, the federal minimum wage and reforming the Affordable CareAct.

Below are the awardrecipients:

Senate

Sen.

Lamar

Alexander

Sen.

Kelly

Ayotte

Sen.

John

Barrasso

Sen.

Roy

Blunt

Sen.

John

Boozman

Sen.

Richard

Burr

Sen.

Saxby

Chambliss

Sen.

Dan

Coats

Sen.

Thad

Cochran

Sen.

Susan

Collins

Sen.

Bob

Corker

Sen.

Mike

Crapo

Sen.

Joe

Donnelly

Sen.

Mike

Enzi

Sen.

Deb

Fischer

Sen.

Jeff

Flake

Sen.

Lindsey

Graham

Sen.

Orrin

Hatch

Sen.

John

Hoeven

Sen.

Johnny

Isakson

Sen.

Mike

Johanns

Sen.

Angus

King

Sen.

Mark

Kirk

Sen.

Joe

Manchin

Sen.

John

McCain

Sen.

Mitch

McConnell

Sen.

Jerry

Moran

Sen.

Lisa

Murkowski

Sen.

Rob

Portman

Sen.

Pat

Roberts

Sen.

Tim

Scott

Sen.

Jeff

Sessions

Sen.

Richard

Shelby

Sen.

John

Thune

Sen.

Mark

Warner

Sen.

Roger

Wicker

House ofRepresentatives

Rep.

Robert

Aderholt

Rep.

Mark

Amodei

Rep.

Michele

Bachmann

Rep.

Spencer

Bachus

Rep.

Ron

Barber

Rep.

Lou

Barletta

Rep.

Andy

Barr

Rep.

Joe

Barton

Rep.

Dan

Benishek

Rep.

Kerry

Bentivolio

Rep.

Ami

Bera

Rep.

Gus

Bilirakis

Rep.

Rob

Bishop

Rep.

Diane

Black

Rep.

Marsha

Blackburn

Rep.

Charles

Boustany, Jr.

Rep.

Kevin

Brady

Rep.

Mo

Brooks

Rep.

Susan

Brooks

Rep.

Paul

Broun

Rep.

Vern

Buchanan

Rep.

Larry

Bucshon

Rep.

Michael

Burgess

Rep.

Ken

Calvert

Rep.

Dave

Camp

Rep.

Eric

Cantor

Rep.

Shelley Moore

Capito

Rep.

John

Carter

Rep.

Bill

Cassidy

Rep.

Steve

Chabot

Rep.

Jason

Chaffetz

Rep.

Howard

Coble

Rep.

Mike

Coffman

Rep.

Tom

Cole

Rep.

Chris

Collins

Rep.

Doug

Collins

Rep.

Mike

Conaway

Rep.

Paul

Cook

Rep.

Tom

Cotton

Rep.

Rick

Crawford

Rep.

Ander

Crenshaw

Rep.

Rodney

Davis

Rep.

John

Delaney

Rep.

Suzan

DelBene

Rep.

Jeff

Denham

Rep.

Charlie

Dent

Rep.

Scott

DesJarlais

Rep.

Mario

Diaz-Balart

Rep.

Tammy

Duckworth

Rep.

Sean

Duffy

Rep.

John

Duncan, Jr.

Rep.

Jeff

Duncan

Rep.

Renee

Ellmers

Rep.

Blake

Farenthold

Rep.

Stephen

Fincher

Rep.

Michael

Fitzpatrick

Rep.

Chuck

Fleischmann

Rep.

Bill

Flores

Rep.

J. Randy

Forbes

Rep.

Jeff

Fortenberry

Rep.

Virginia

Foxx

Rep.

Trent

Franks

Rep.

Rodney

Frelinghuysen

Rep.

Pete

Gallego

Rep.

Cory

Gardner

Rep.

Jim

Gerlach

Rep.

Bob

Gibbs

Rep.

Chris

Gibson

Rep.

Phil

Gingrey

Rep.

Louie

Gohmert

Rep.

Bob

Goodlatte

Rep.

Paul

Gosar

Rep.

Trey

Gowdy

Rep.

Kay

Granger

Rep.

Sam

Graves

Rep.

Tom

Graves

Rep.

Tim

Griffin

Rep.

Morgan

Griffith

Rep.

Brett

Guthrie

Rep.

Ralph

Hall

Rep.

Richard

Hanna

Rep.

Gregg

Harper

Rep.

Andy

Harris

Rep.

Vicky

Hartzler

Rep.

Doc

Hastings

Rep.

Joe

Heck

Rep.

Jeb

Hensarling

Rep.

George

Holding

Rep.

Richard

Hudson

Rep.

Tim

Huelskamp

Rep.

Bill

Huizenga

Rep.

Randy

Hultgren

Rep.

Duncan

Hunter

Rep.

Robert

Hurt

Rep.

Darrell

Issa

Rep.

Lynn

Jenkins

Rep.

Bill

Johnson

Rep.

Sam

Johnson

Rep.

Jim

Jordan

Rep.

Dave

Joyce

Rep.

Mike

Kelly

Rep.

Steve

King

Rep.

Pete

King

Rep.

Jack

Kingston

Rep.

Adam

Kinzinger

Rep.

John

Kline

Rep.

Raul

Labrador

Rep.

Doug

LaMalfa

Rep.

Doug

Lamborn

Rep.

Leonard

Lance

Rep.

James

Lankford

Rep.

Tom

Latham

Rep.

Bob

Latta

Rep.

Frank

LoBiondo

Rep.

Billy

Long

Rep.

Frank

Lucas

Rep.

Blaine

Luetkemeyer

Rep.

Cynthia

Lummis

Rep.

Kenny

Marchant

Rep.

Thomas

Marino

Rep.

Jim

Matheson

Rep.

Kevin

McCarthy

Rep.

Michael

McCaul

Rep.

Patrick

McHenry

Rep.

Buck

McKeon

Rep.

David

McKinley

Rep.

Mark

Meadows

Rep.

Patrick

Meehan

Rep.

Luke

Messer

Rep.

John

Mica

Rep.

Candice

Miller

Rep.

Jeff

Miller

Rep.

Gary

Miller

Rep.

Markwayne

Mullin

Rep.

Mick

Mulvaney

Rep.

Tim

Murphy

Rep.

Randy

Neugebauer

Rep.

Kristi

Noem

Rep.

Richard

Nugent

Rep.

Devin

Nunes

Rep.

Alan

Nunnelee

Rep.

Pete

Olson

Rep.

Steven

Palazzo

Rep.

Erik

Paulsen

Rep.

Steve

Pearce

Rep.

Scott

Perry

Rep.

Collin

Peterson

Rep.

Tom

Petri

Rep.

Robert

Pittenger

Rep.

Joe

Pitts

Rep.

Ted

Poe

Rep.

Mike

Pompeo

Rep.

Bill

Posey

Rep.

Tom

Price

Rep.

Dave

Reichert

Rep.

Jim

Renacci

Rep.

Reid

Ribble

Rep.

Tom

Rice

Rep.

Scott

Rigell

Rep.

Martha

Roby

Rep.

Cathy McMorris

Rodgers

Rep.

Phil

Roe

Rep.

Hal

Rogers

Rep.

Mike

Rogers (AL)

Rep.

Mike

Rogers (MI)

Rep.

Dana

Rohrabacher

Rep.

Todd

Rokita

Rep.

Tom

Rooney

Rep.

Peter

Roskam

Rep.

Ileana

Ros-Lehtinen

Rep.

Dennis

Ross

Rep.

Keith

Rothfus

Rep.

Ed

Royce

Rep.

Jon

Runyan

Rep.

Paul

Ryan

Rep.

Matt

Salmon

Rep.

Mark

Sanford

Rep.

Steve

Scalise

Rep.

Aaron

Schock

Rep.

Kurt

Schrader

Rep.

David

Schweikert

Rep.

Austin

Scott

Rep.

Jim

Sensenbrenner

Rep.

Pete

Sessions

Rep.

John

Shimkus

Rep.

Bill

Shuster

Rep.

Mike

Simpson

Rep.

Kyrsten

Sinema

Rep.

Adrian

Smith

Rep.

Chris

Smith

Rep.

Lamar

Smith

Rep.

Jason

Smith

Rep.

Steve

Southerland, II

Rep.

Chris

Stewart

Rep.

Steve

Stivers

Rep.

Marlin

Stutzman

Rep.

Lee

Terry

Rep.

Glenn

Thompson

Rep.

Mac

Thornberry

Rep.

Pat

Tiberi

Rep.

Scott

Tipton

Rep.

Michael

Turner

Rep.

Fred

Upton

Rep.

David

Valadao

Rep.

Ann

Wagner

Rep.

Tim

Walberg

Rep.

Greg

Walden

Rep.

Jackie

Walorski

Rep.

Randy

Weber

Rep.

Daniel

Webster

Rep.

Lynn

Westmoreland

Rep.

Ed

Whitfield

Rep.

Roger

Williams

Rep.

Joe

Wilson

Rep.

Rob

Wittman

Rep.

Frank

Wolf

Rep.

Steve

Womack

Rep.

Rob

Woodall

Rep.

Kevin

Yoder

Rep.

Ted

Yoho

Rep.

Todd

Young

Rep.

Don

Young

NRF is the world’s largest retail trade association, representing discount and department stores, home goods and specialty stores, Main Street merchants, grocers, wholesalers, chain restaurants and Internet retailers from the United States and more than 45 countries. Retail is the nation’s largest private sector employer, supporting one in four U.S. jobs – 42 million working Americans. Contributing $2.5 trillion to annual GDP, retail is a daily barometer for the nation’s economy. NRF’s This is Retail campaign highlights the industry’s opportunities for life-long careers, how retailers strengthen communities, and the critical role that retail plays in drivinginnovation.